Information about Sruffaunnagreagh

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Sruffaunnagreagh
Irish Form of Name:
Srothán na gcreach
Translation:
streamlet of the plunders
Civil Parish:
Ballynakill in the barony of Ballynahinch
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Sruffaunnagreagh
Srothán na gcreach
Srughaun na Greagh Inhabitants
Description:
A small rivulet about 2 feet wide; gravelly bottom. There is no fish in it.
Situation:
Rises at the E. point of Keelkyle runs N.E. about ½ a mile then joins a river that runs N. into Daurus R.

Information From Joyce's Place Names

Translation according to P. W. Joyce:
Sru and Sruh represent the Irish sruth, a stream.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Sruffaunnagreagh is in Keelkyle townland.
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